Aerialist Veronkia Bauer of Toronto captured a fifth national senior title Saturday at the Canadian freestyle ski championships in Calgary.

Bauer secured the title with a two-jump score of 190.87 points. Montreal's Laurence Allard-Riendeau was second with 153.03 while Crystal Lee of Queensville, Ont., was third with 147.05.

Bauer, a three-time Olympian, hasn't jumped much this year after an early-season concussion kept her sidelined several weeks before the Vancouver Olympics. Bauer then missed a usually routine double twisting double flip to place 15th and fall short of reaching the 12-skier Olympic final.

Ironically, Bauer faced the same jump in Saturday's second round but she opted for a harder triple-twisting double flip. And this time, she nailed it.

"I just felt I couldn't live the nightmare of missing that jump again," said Bauer. "I'd rather do a hard jump poorly, rather than do an easier jump poorly.

"I just came to jump with my friends and have fun. I still love jumping."

Olivier Rochon, 20, of Gatineau, Que., won the men's aerials event for his first Canadian championship.

"It feels good because I've always wanted to win a national junior or seniors," said Rochon. "I'm happy I did well.

"I came to show that I can jump well, even though I didn't make the Olympics. It makes me proud of myself."

Rochon won the men's crown with 239.85 points. Remi Belanger of Mascouche, Que., was second with 218.49 points while Travis Gerrits of Milton, Ont., was third with 216.39.

Richards, Bilodeau capture moguls titles

Olympians Kristi Richards of Summerland, B.C., and Alex Bilodeau of Rosemère, Que., captured the women's and men's moguls titles, respectively.

Richards won the women's competition with 23.76 points. Chloe Dufour-Lapointe of Montreal was second with 23.60 points, with sisters Justine and Maxime taking third and fourth with scores of 22.98 and 22.10, respectively.

Bilodeau was first in the men's event with 25.52 points. Mikael Kingsbury of Deux Montagnes, Que., was second with 25.11 while Cédric Rochon of St. Sauveur, Que., took third with 24.61.

Bilodeau, 22, returning from a bad ankle sprain suffered late in the World Cup season, was pleased to be back on snow.

"It's better, but I'm definitely on painkillers," the 2010 Olympic champion said after claiming his sixth national moguls title. "I was in control. I felt I made a couple of mistakes, but it was good enough."